Held in Villach: Syrian stops knife attacks and experiences agitation!

Held in Villach: Syrian stops knife attacks and experiences agitation!

A dramatic heroic act occurred in Villach on Saturday when the 42-year-old food supplier Alaaeddin Alhalabi prevented the intervention and worse during a brutal knife attack. The attacker, a 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker, had already killed a 14-year-old boy and injured five other people when Alhalabi, who fled from Syria in 2015, hurried to help. He acted by driving his van directly to the attacker to stop him. "I just wanted to neutralize him, didn't hurt," said Alhalabi. But in the hustle and bustle some passers -by thought that he was another attacker and attacked his vehicle until the police arrived. "I had to block myself in my car to protect myself," he reported, such as Independent.cuk wrote.

The local community is now in solidarity with Alhalabi, which despite its brave action is exposed to hostility. The Común Foundation, founded by Sebastian and Veronika Bohrn Mena, has launched a fundraising campaign to enable the hero of Villach to restart. All collected donations are forwarded directly to Alhalabi, such as OE24.at . This support benefits the refugee, who is afraid for his children and wants to rebuild itself in this difficult time.

social reactions and political debates

The incident has triggered a wave of reactions, including political discussions about migration and security in Austria. As a result, politicians such as the Interior Minister Gerhard Karner emphasized that this attack was to be seen as an Islamist act, since the perpetrator had previously maintained contacts with the terrorist organization ISIS. In the meantime, the Free Syrian Community in Austria expressed its condolences to the victims and made it clear that the attacker's actions were not representative of the peaceful Syrian community. Alhalabi, celebrated by many as a hero, remains modest and appeals to others to act as courageously in crisis situations: "You can't just stand and take pictures."